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KATHMANDU: Chitrakar families in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu were renowned traditional painters and sculptors who depicted gods and goddesses on temples, masks of Hindu deities and posters for various religious celebrations. The art and tradition, however, is dying because of mass machine-printed posters and card-size pictures of gods that are cheaper and more popular....

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Chitrakar families in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu were renowned traditional painters and sculptors who depicted gods and goddesses on temples, masks of Hindu deities and posters for various religious celebrations. The art and tradition, however, is dying because of mass machine printed posters and card-size pictures of gods that are cheaper and more...

There is no information about the temple in Bhasa Bansawali and Gopal Bansawali Kathmandu, September 7 Work on the under-construction Jaya Bageshwori temple at Siphal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City has been halted citing the need to carry out further archaeological study after workers found three pinnacles while demolishing the temple. The temple was damaged in the 2015...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Chitrakar families in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu were renowned traditional painters and sculptors who depicted gods and goddesses on temples, masks of Hindu deities and posters for various religious celebrations. The art and tradition, however, is dying because of mass machine printed posters and card-size pictures of gods that are cheaper and...